Darkens bright pages for easier night time reading. Unofficial improvement of 'Nicer Inverter'.

Latest Version

Version
6.0.0
Update
June 29, 2016
Size
1.24MiB
Developer
rileyjshaw.com
Category
Users
4,000+
Rating
3.91667 ★
Manifest Version
2
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Dark Theme Everywhere Extension

**New in Version 6**
Manually toggling a site's theme now adds or removes it from your exceptions list, so you don't need to re-click whenever you refresh!

**New in Version 5**
Subtly darkens photos and media embeds (you can turn this off from the Options page).

**New in Version 4**
Add a list of exceptions from the default theme (eg. \"facebook.com\").

I was tempted to call this \"Nicest Inverter\", but it doesn't actually invert anything. It gives you a dark page, no matter what!

Improvements from Nicer Inverter:
● Dark-ifies pages aggressively, so you're much less likely to come across pages with bright patches.
● Dark-ifies pages *by default*, so you don't need to click the extension's button on every page load.
● Allows you to toggle dark styles on and off without reloading the page.
● Optionally darkens photos and media embeds.

There are a lot of inverters out there, and many of them are great. I'm using Dark Reader[1] right now, and honestly, it's better than this for most use cases. BUT! Some pages on the internet are dark by default. When you invert a dark page, it becomes light. AGH MY EYES!

This extension will *always* give you a dark background.

You can change the default theme from \"Dark\" to \"Light\" by going to Tools -> Extensions and clicking the \"Options\" link under Dark Theme Everywhere. You can toggle the theme with a hotkey by going to Tools -> Extensions and clicking the \"Keyboard shortcuts\" link at the bottom.

Now that your browser is nice and dark-themed, you might notice an annoying white flash between pages. It's a known bug that's being tracked in Issue 1373[2] and Issue 126341[3]. I wrote another extension to reduce the flicker[4], but the problem will exist to some degree until it's fixed in Chromium.

Enjoy! Licensed under MIT.

Links:
[1]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh
[2]: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=1373
[3]: https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=126341
[4]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reduce-background-flicker/hdnedegfdlmgbabbgmnjnmmijfjeaiib
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx","name": "Dark Theme Everywhere","short_name": "Dark Theme","description": "Darkens bright pages for easier night time reading. Unofficial improvement of 'Nicer Inverter'.","background": {"scripts": [ "background.js" ]},"browser_action": {"default_icon": "icon38.png","default_title": "Toggle dark theme"},"icons": {"128": "icon128.png","48": "icon48.png","16": "icon16.png"},"manifest_version": 2,"applications": {"gecko": {"id": "[email protected]"}},"content_scripts": [{"matches": [""],"match_about_blank": true,"js": ["client.js"],"css": ["main.css"],"run_at": "document_start","all_frames": true}],"options_page": "options.html","web_accessible_resources": ["icon38.png","icon38-light.png"],"version": "6.0.0"}
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How to download and manually install Dark Theme Everywhere extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Dark Theme Everywhere extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Dark Theme Everywhere extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Dark Theme Everywhere extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Dark Theme Everywhere extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Dark Theme Everywhere extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Dark Theme Everywhere Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Dark Theme Everywhere extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Dark Theme Everywhere extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Dark Theme Everywhere extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Dark Theme Everywhere extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Dark Theme Everywhere extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Dark Theme Everywhere extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Dark Theme Everywhere extension file

Select and download the Dark Theme Everywhere extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Dark Theme Everywhere extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Dark Theme Everywhere extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Dark Theme Everywhere extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Dark Theme Everywhere extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Jonathan Angles (ID: 000000caf76ef2b7) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 02/29/2024 It use to work a lot better, recently every time refresh a site or open chrome back up have to redo the dark them or undo it on sites don't want it used for. Have just deleted it and used Google's built in dark mode as this no longer works as it should.

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Vin Vin (ID: 00000063c16bb402) Voted 1 ★ - Updated 08/28/2023 ironically it doesn't works on chrome store.... and it dark all the facebook image.... to black!!!!

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Paul Bruni (ID: 0000001f1e7f03b2) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 03/29/2023 Ok folks, THIS is the extension you have been looking for. Great rendering of webpages, easy to toggle on or off. Option to darken or not embedded images or video. Great, great extension.

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hello World (ID: 0000002a38fcc060) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 12/12/2022 really useful app protects me from eyestrain :D thank you

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Arne Gebert (ID: 00000004dc3a7505) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 11/21/2022 Works very well for me on-demand. I have it set so its off by default and I can activate it on websites at night.